Curtain and quilting frame



"May 22, 1923.

W A. WALL ET AL CURTAIN AND QUILTING FRAME Filed May- 27, 1922 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Anna N. Mitchell @391 W Gnome;

Patented May 2.2, 1823..

main srerfid earnerswILLIAIyI'A. WALL, or cana'ontroN, AND ANNA N.MITCHELL, or nooxearnen, ILLINOIS.

CURTAIN AND QUILTING FRAME.

Application filed May 27, 1922. Serial No. 564,277.

b i all whom it concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM A; WALL and ANNA N. MITCHELL, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Carrollton and Rockbridge, respectively,in the county of Greene and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Curtain and Quilting Frames, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being w had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to curtain and quilting frames and has for itsobject to provide a frame of this character capable of being adjusted tothe size desired both longitudinally and laterally.

It is another object of the invention to provide a device of thischaracter having novel means for holding the frame in a horizontalposition when in spaced relation 29 to the ground.

It is another'obiect of the invention to provide a device of thischaracter that can be folded in a compact form and wherein the end orholding members of the frame serve as means for connecting the sidemembers of the frame.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a frame of thischaracter including adjustable side beams, said beamsbeing adjustable toincrease or decrease the length of the frame without interfering withthe connection of the end or holding members to the frame.

It is a further object of the invention to provide aframe of thischaracter wherein one end portion of each of the side beams may befolded or collapsed with respect to the opposite end portion and the endmembers disengaged to render the device compact for storing purposes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theimproved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter moreparticularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of acurtain and quilting frame constructed in accordance with an embodimentof'the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the end or holding members; 6

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figural; v igure 5is a side elevation of the frame 1n lts closed position; and

F1gure'6 is an end elevation of the structure shown in Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates a frame including side members 6andend members 7. Each of the side members or beams 6 consist of asection 8 having a 1ongltudinally extending slot 9 which terminatesadjacent each end of the section 8, each end 10 being provided withblocks 11 which cooperate to provide recesses 12 on each side of thesectlon, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

The remaining section 13 of the side member comprises a substantiallyrectangular sleeve or tubularmembenthe end supporting member 1& of saidsleeve or tubular. member being solid so as'to close the end of thesleeve, the end supporting member 14 similar to the end portion of thesection 8 being provided with blocks 15 whichcooperate to providerecesses 16 on each side of the end supporting member 14. The section 8is adapted to telescope the section 13 so as to increase or decrease thelength of said side member or beam. A. bolt 17 extends throughregistering openings provided in the. end portion 18 of the sleeve andthrough the slot 9 of the section 8. A wing nut 19 is engaged with theopposite end ofthe bolt so that upon rotation of the nut toward thesleeve, the, walls of the sleeve will bebrought into binding engagementwith'the sides of the section 8 so as to firmly hold the sections intheir adjusted positions. It will be noted that only one adjusting boltis necessary for each beam.

The end supporting member 14 of the section 13 has a mortise or recess20 in its upper surface, said recess being disposed adjacent theextremity of the section 8. The side members or beams 6 are adapted tobe disposed in spaced relation to each other and are connected by meansof holding members 7, each holding member consisting of astrip ofmaterial having prongs or pins 21 projecting from one face thereof andlongitudinally of the strip, said pins being adaptedtoreceive thematerial to be stretched or supported. A second strip 22 is hinged toone longitudinal edge of each of the holding members, said strip 22having a longitudinally extending recess 'or groove 23 in onelongitudinal face thereof, said groove or recess being adapted to extendoverthe pins to assist 1n holdingthe material in engagement with thepins. 111e strip 22 thereby serves the purpose of a cap to not onlyprevent disengagement of the material from the pins, but to preventcontact of the hands of the user with the pins. The ends of each of thestrips 7 are adapted to extend intothe recesses 20 of the beams,

braces 26 and27, the brace 26 being disposed at the intermediate portionof the legs, hile the'brace127 is disposed adjacent the upper portion ofthe legs to hold the upper ends of said legsv in spaced relation to eachothers Additional. securingmeans in the form of bars 28 are provided toreinforce structure of the supporting members. The, upper ends of thelegs of each of the supporting members is adapted to extend into therecesses 12 and 16 of the side members the end por ions of said sidemembers resting-uponthe upper brace or reinforcing member. of thesupporting member. A bolt 2.9 is passed through the upper ends of eachof, the supporting members and the side members so as to clamp thesupporting members and prevent accidental disengagen'ient of, thesamefrom theframe. I v i .In'use the sections 8 are moved outwardly thesections 13 andclamped in the desir d adjustedposition by means of thebolts 19. The holding members 7 are then disposed in therecesses 20, and,the zsupporting"meansQo applied as previously described. After thedeviqerhas been set up, ifthe adjustment of the si e members is notproper, the entire frame may beadjusted Without disturbing the holdingor connecting' members .7 by loosening the bolts .19 at the intermediateportion ofthe frame and. adjusting the sectionsfi and 13 with respecttoeach other, ithout disconnecting theholding or end members from theside members. \yidth ofthefraine istoo great for the mate size blockacent the ends of the sleeves having If the l the connecting.membersmaybe; moved holding members. -When the device is not in use, thesupporting members or legs may be readily disengaged from the sidemembers and the side members telesc'oped orcollapsed and the holdingmembers disposed in parallel relation to they side members whereby thedevice rendered compact for storage in small space.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that-this invention providesa novel device capable of efficiently supporting material for quiltingor for stretching lace curtains Without danger of the curtains beingmade or stretched crooked because of improper as jusanent of the frame,as the recesses 20 a;

the ends of the supporting beams insure the proper right angularposition of the hold members with respect to the side beams, theadjustment of the frame being made at the center of the sidebeams.Furthermore, the holding members are provided with protectors or capswhich permit the frame to be used for other purposes, such as horses forsupporting an ironing board, or to receive planks to form a table sothat its utility is not limited to a curtain or quilting frame and asits parts are simple and substantial it Will last indefinitely.

i l hat is claimed is 1 quiltin'g frame comprising side members, eachside member consisting of a sleeve substantially rectangular in crosssection and open at its ends, one end of the sleeve being closedbyablock, theside faces ofsaid cleats for the reception of supportinglegs, the-upper face of the block adjacent the end thereof having arecess,- a supporting rod slidable in the sleeve, said "rod having aslot extending transversely of. the rod and longitudinally thereof, theopposite end portion of the sleeve having spaced registeringlo'penin'gs. the supporting rod ofeach side mem her being connected to theadjacent support ing i'odby an end memberythe sleeve members of eachside member being connected to each other through the medium of a secondend member, a bolt disposed in said openings and: in the slot of thesupporting red, the

head of said bolt being adapted to engage one side ofthc sleeve, andaiving nut carriedand ad afpted by the opposite end of the bolt to engagethe outer end. the sleeve, the side members .ofsaid sleeves beingresilient \vh crebysai d sleeves may be urgediuto bind? ingengagementwith the rod to hold said rod n venous ilfllllStGClIpOSltIODS.

2;lli a quiltingframe, apair of sectional side beams, each beamconsisting of a tubular member substantially rectangular in crosssection and having a solid block projecting from one end thereof toreinforce-said sleeve" and provide a substantial 'sup'po rt, d sl dablemtheopposite end lof the sleeve, said rod being substantiallyrectangular in. cross section and having a longitudinally extendingslot, a bolt extending through the side Walls of the tubular member atthe opposite end thereof and through the slot of the rod, and meanscarried by the bolt for urging the side Walls of the tubular member intobinding engagement Withthe adjacent side portions of the rod, the outerend Wall of the slot of the rod being arranged to engage the bolt toprevent contact of the innerend of 10 the rod with the inner end of theblock.

In testimony whereof We hereunto affix our signatures.

WILLIAM A. WALL. ANNA N. MITCHELL.

